Graphic images capture brutal drug war in the Philippines

The death toll from the Philippines' war on drugs initiated by President Rodrigo Duterte has spiked to since he took office in June 2016. The campaign has resulted in harrowing scenes across the country.

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A drug suspect lies dead in a hallway during an alleged shootout with police on August 18, 2016 in Manila, Philippines. The death toll from the Philippines' war on drugs initiated by President Rodrigo Duterte has spiked to nearly 1,800 since he took office in June, a figure much higher than the 900 deaths previously cited by officials. International human rights advocates have condemned the killings as out of control and are calling on the government to end the nightly drug raids and investigate extrajudicial killings, although the president has lashed out at critics and threatened to withdraw from the United Nations. According to reports, investigations are still ongoing for 1,067 drug-related killings, reportedly carried out by vigilantes but it was unclear how many were directly related to the illegal drug trade.

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In this photo taken on July 19, 2016, shows residents behind a police line looking at the two dead bodies of an alleged drug dealer after a drug bust operation that turned into a gun fight in Manila. A United Nations human rights official has told AFP she expects to visit the Philippines to look into alleged extrajudicial killings, and sought guarantees for her as well as witnesses' safety. More than 1,500 people have died, police said, as the government launched crackdown on illegal drugs after Rodrigo Duterte won a landslide presidential election victory in May with a vow to kill tens of thousands of criminals.

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Morgue workers ride a trolley in a railroad to bring out two dead bodies of alleged drug dealers killed in an alleged shootout with police on August 17, 2016 in Manila, Philippines. The death toll from the Philippines' war on drugs initiated by President Rodrigo Duterte has spiked to nearly 1,800 since he took office in June, a figure much higher than the 900 deaths previously cited by officials. International human rights advocates have condemned the killings as out of control and are calling on the government to end the nightly drug raids and investigate extrajudicial killings, although the president has lashed out at critics and threatened to withdraw from the United Nations. According to reports, investigations are still ongoing for 1,067 drug-related killings, reportedly carried out by vigilantes but it was unclear how many were directly related to the illegal drug trade.

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Police cordon off a crime scene of a shootout which killed two unidentified gunmen on August 19, 2016 in Manila, Philippines. The death toll from the Philippines' war on drugs initiated by President Rodrigo Duterte has spiked to nearly 1,800 since he took office in June, a figure much higher than the 900 deaths previously cited by officials. International human rights advocates have condemned the killings as out of control and are calling on the government to end the nightly drug raids and investigate extrajudicial killings, although the president has lashed out at critics and threatened to withdraw from the United Nations. According to reports, investigations are still ongoing for 1,067 drug-related killings, reportedly carried out by vigilantes but it was unclear how many were directly related to the illegal drug trade.